Child&#39;s sand-box for play purposes



H. D. TUCKER.

CHILD'S SAND BOX FOR PLAYPURPOS E S. APPLICATION F lLED DEC. 3. I919.

1 ,389 ,020. I Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

1 J Hum W! W mv 10R ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

HENRY D. TUCKER, OF AVENEL, NEW JERSEY.

OHILDS SAND-BOX roa PLAY PURPOSES.

To all whom it may concermy I ,Be it known that I, HENRY D. Tuoxnn, a citizen of the United States, residing in the town of Avenel, county of Middl'esex, and State of'New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Sand-Boxes for Play Purposes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make, construct, and use the same, reference beinghad-tothe accompanying drawings, and to numerals of reference marked thereon, forming a partof plicity and strength, and which may bethis specification.

The invention relates to childrenssand boxes for playpurposes, and has in v1ew a knockdown construction embodying SlIIleasily erected and disassembled, and when in the latter form, closely packed for shipmentor storage. 1

To this end the invention consists of a box having a bottom, side walls, end walls and corner posts; Each post is so constructed that one face thereof is seouredto the end wall and the otherface of each post secured to the side walls and. bottom, and; bolts or other equivalent devices securing the bottom and walls together.

The invention further contemplates the provision of a sliding seat adapted to engage with the side walls of the box, said seat being provided with collapsible means whereby the sand in the box can be leveled by simply sliding the seat along on the top of the side walls.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the views. e

Figure 1 represents, a perspective view of the referred form of my invention.

Fig. 2 represents, a perspective view of the sliding seat designed to have sliding engagement with the top of the side walls of the box, as clearly indicated 1n dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Fig. 3 represents, a transverse section taken on lines ww of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 represents, a perspective view of the box partly disassembled, with one side wall and one end wall removed.

Figs. 5 and 6 represent side and front elevations of one of the corner posts; and

J Specification of Letters Patent. Patnted Aug 30, 1921.. Application filed December 3, 1919 Serial No. 342,060. c

Fig. 7 represents, the box assembled, closelypacked for shipment or storage.

The box body is'primarily made up of a bottom 1, preferably consisting of a plural- 1ty of tongued and grooved boards, side walls 2, end walls 3, and corner posts 4. Secured to the under side of the bottom, preferably three in number, are the cleats or braces 5, one arranged near each end ofthe bottom, and one midway of its length thereof, as clearly indicated in Figs. 4 and 7 of the drawings. I

The outer boards of the bottom 1 atthe corners thereof are recessed as at 6, and the ends of the end cleats or braces 5' slightly overlap the recessed portion 6. The longitudinal edges of the end cleats 5, are located a short distance inward from the ends of the bottom 1 as clearly indicated in Figs. 4 and 7 of thedrawings.

Thecorner posts 4 are on two sides thereof,- provided with grooves 7 and 8,*which extend across two of the adjacent faces thereof. -The upper portions of the posts are provided with holes 9 corresponding with holes 10in the side walls 2 for the reception of-bolts '11, which are provided with wing nuts 12 and by means of which the box-is rigidly secured together.

In practice the posts 4 are secured to the end walls 3 as clearly indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, in any desired or convenient manner, and when it is desired to assemble the box the posts 4 are received into the.

and the groove 8 engaging with and receiving the end of the cleat 5 which as. previously stated slightly overlaps the recessed portion of the bottom and'which is clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings. In this manner the bottom 1 together with the ends of the end cleats 5 are securely in terlocked with the corner posts 4. The two side walls 2 are then placed into position against the outer faces of the corner posts with their ends fitting in between the ends of the side walls 3.

In Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, a seat 14 is illustrated, the under side of which is provided with cleats 15 whereby the seat is positioned to slide along the top of the side walls 2., Hingedly connected to the under side of when in the position indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings is utilized to level the sand in the box when it is desired to use the sand for drawing of figures or the like.

This scraper 17 when not in use can be; moved in the direction indicated by the ar- 18 which are screwed into thecleats 5. In

this manner the device can be readily stored away when not in use, or packed for shipment.

It will thus be seen that I have produced a sand box for childrens playpurposes, of a knock-down construction embodying simplicity and strength, one which may be easily erected and disassembled, and when in the latter form, may be closely packed for shipment or storage.

I am not aware that devices of this kind have heretofore been produced in'the knockdown form and r'or that reason desire to claim the device as broadly as the art Wil permit.

It has been customary, to my knowledge, whenever a sand boX for play purposes was desired the same was built to order at considerable cost, and which was permanently put together, without any of the knockdown features for storage or shipment purposes.

lVhile the device described is the preferred embodiment of my present invention, I do not careto restrict myself to the exact details of construction, combination and arrangement herein set forth, it being obvious that minor variations thereof, not'involving the exercise ofi-nvention, may be made by any skilled mechanic, andfsuch departures from what is hereindescribed and claimed not involving invention, I consider as within thescope and terms of my claims. I claim. 1. A knock-down sand box for play pur poses having a bottom, provided with end cleats and recessed corners, side and end walls, posts provided with grooves to fit into the recessed corners, the bottom and cleats to be received by said grooves and means passing through the posts and walls for binding the parts together.

2. 'A knock-down sand box for play purposes having a bottom provided with end cleats, side'and end walls, posts constructed to interfit with said bottom and end cleats andmeans binding the parts together, a seat slidably mounted upon two of the oppositely arranged walls and a scraper hingedly se;-

cured to the under side of said seat.

This specification signed and w tnessed this first day of December, 1919.

HENRY 1 TUCKER.

Witnesses FREDK C. Frsonnn, EDWARD A. GITT. 

